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Free Events and Things to do in Lake Forest, IL

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Double Good Days: 2026
Sun, Jun 7, 9:00 AM
Glenview · Kohl Children's Museum
Double Good Days: 2026
Sun, Jun 7, 9:00 AM
Glenview · Kohl Children's Museum
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Concert
Sun, May 24, 3:00 PM
Vernon Hills · Hawthorn Mall
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Concert
Sun, May 24, 3:00 PM
Vernon Hills · Hawthorn Mall
First-Time Homebuyer Seminar
Sat, May 30, 9:00 AM
Waukegan · Waukegan Public Library
First-Time Homebuyer Seminar
Sat, May 30, 9:00 AM
Waukegan · Waukegan Public Library
Zootopia 2 Movie Night Under the Stars • Long Grove Community Event
Sat, Jun 6, 7:00 PM
Long Grove · Brothers' Field
Zootopia 2 Movie Night Under the Stars • Long Grove Community Event
Sat, Jun 6, 7:00 PM
Long Grove · Brothers' Field
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Goldfish Mundelein - Safety Day!
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Mundelein · Goldfish Swim School - Mundelein
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Goldfish Mundelein - Safety Day!
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Mundelein · Goldfish Swim School - Mundelein
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Goldfish Northbrook - Safety Day!
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Northbrook · Goldfish Swim School - Northbrook
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Goldfish Northbrook - Safety Day!
Tomorrow at 2:00 PM
Northbrook · Goldfish Swim School - Northbrook
Almost full
Cozy Stationery Friends Club Meetup
Sunday at 1:30 PM
Glenview · Glenview Public Library
Almost full
Cozy Stationery Friends Club Meetup
Sunday at 1:30 PM
Glenview · Glenview Public Library
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KPop Hunter Meet & Greet
Tomorrow at 4:00 PM
Vernon Hills · Hawthorn Mall
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KPop Hunter Meet & Greet
Tomorrow at 4:00 PM
Vernon Hills · Hawthorn Mall
The Bonds of War: 96th Illinois Infantry and the Union Cause
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Waukegan · Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie
The Bonds of War: 96th Illinois Infantry and the Union Cause
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Waukegan · Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie
Almost full
ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Old Orchard x Modern Reform Pilates
Tomorrow at 8:00 AM
Skokie · Vuori
Almost full
ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Old Orchard x Modern Reform Pilates
Tomorrow at 8:00 AM
Skokie · Vuori
Going fast
Family Worship & Color
Sat, Jun 6, 3:00 PM
Waukegan · The Light Place Event Space
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Family Worship & Color
Sat, Jun 6, 3:00 PM
Waukegan · The Light Place Event Space
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Wild Fork Mt Prospect| Grilling Experience!
Tomorrow at 1:00 PM
Buffalo Grove · 41 McHenry Rd
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Wild Fork Mt Prospect| Grilling Experience!
Tomorrow at 1:00 PM
Buffalo Grove · 41 McHenry Rd
Almost full
Vet Social Club- Veterans' Walk in the Garden
Sat, May 30, 12:00 PM
Glencoe · Chicago Botanic Garden
Almost full
Vet Social Club- Veterans' Walk in the Garden
Sat, May 30, 12:00 PM
Glencoe · Chicago Botanic Garden
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Beyond the Hustle: Centering Mental Health in the Lives of Black Women
Sat, May 30, 9:00 AM
Evanston · Akar Auditorium - Harriet Tubman Church
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Beyond the Hustle: Centering Mental Health in the Lives of Black Women
Sat, May 30, 9:00 AM
Evanston · Akar Auditorium - Harriet Tubman Church
Almost full
CIERA Astronomy Night Out
Thu, May 28, 7:00 PM
Evanston · Northwestern University Technological Institute
Almost full
CIERA Astronomy Night Out
Thu, May 28, 7:00 PM
Evanston · Northwestern University Technological Institute
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Mongolian Heritage Promotion Day
Tomorrow at 11:00 AM
Prospect Heights · 1301 S Wolf Rd
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Mongolian Heritage Promotion Day
Tomorrow at 11:00 AM
Prospect Heights · 1301 S Wolf Rd
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Mommy & Me Field Day at The Learning Experience – Gurnee
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM
Gurnee · The Learning Experience - Gurnee
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Mommy & Me Field Day at The Learning Experience – Gurnee
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM
Gurnee · The Learning Experience - Gurnee
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ALATS Dance Company presents: Spring Moves, a collection of inspiring dance
Sunday at 4:30 PM
Waukegan · Jack Benny Center
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ALATS Dance Company presents: Spring Moves, a collection of inspiring dance
Sunday at 4:30 PM
Waukegan · Jack Benny Center
Sales end soon
Trailblazers: Blue Star Memorial Woods walk
Sunday at 1:00 PM
Glenview · Blue Star Memorial Woods
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Trailblazers: Blue Star Memorial Woods walk
Sunday at 1:00 PM
Glenview · Blue Star Memorial Woods
Art Impact Project: Wellness Through Arts Workshop
Wed, May 27, 10:30 AM
Highland Park · The Art Center Highland Park
Art Impact Project: Wellness Through Arts Workshop
Wed, May 27, 10:30 AM
Highland Park · The Art Center Highland Park

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Double Good Days: 2026

First-Time Homebuyer Seminar

Zootopia 2 Movie Night Under the Stars • Long Grove Community Event

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ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Old Orchard x Modern Reform Pilates

Mommy & Me Field Day at The Learning Experience – Gurnee

Mongolian Heritage Promotion Day

Wild Fork Mt Prospect| Grilling Experience!